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IMP, the Internet Mail Program, is a web-based email client that is accessible to Williams people at http://imp.williams.edu. IMP is part of the open-source [http://www.horde.org/ Horde project].
 
IMP, the Internet Mail Program, is a web-based email client that is accessible to Williams people at http://imp.williams.edu. IMP is part of the open-source [http://www.horde.org/ Horde project].
 
==Trivia==
 
 
The first version of IMP was written by a student at Williams, [[Chuck Hagenbuch '00]], and initially deployed at http://webmail.williams.edu/ on [[WSO]]'s servers. WSO handed off the webmail address to [[OIT]] in Spring 2003.
 
  
 
==Tips==
 
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It can be annoying to see the oldest messages when you first log in. To change this setting, go to Options -> Display Options, and set it to sort by Arrival Time (Descending).
 
It can be annoying to see the oldest messages when you first log in. To change this setting, go to Options -> Display Options, and set it to sort by Arrival Time (Descending).
  
Don't use IMP!  It really sucks compared to a nice client like Mozilla Thunderbird. See [[configuring an email client]]
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Don't use IMP on your own computer!  It really sucks compared to a nice client like Mozilla Thunderbird. See [[configuring an email client]]
  
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==Trivia==
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The first version of IMP was written by a student at Williams, [[Chuck Hagenbuch '00]], and initially deployed at http://webmail.williams.edu/ on [[WSO]]'s servers. WSO handed off the webmail address to [[OIT]] in Spring 2003.

Revision as of 02:32, May 5, 2006

IMP, the Internet Mail Program, is a web-based email client that is accessible to Williams people at http://imp.williams.edu. IMP is part of the open-source Horde project.

Tips

It can be annoying to see the oldest messages when you first log in. To change this setting, go to Options -> Display Options, and set it to sort by Arrival Time (Descending).

Don't use IMP on your own computer! It really sucks compared to a nice client like Mozilla Thunderbird. See configuring an email client

Trivia

The first version of IMP was written by a student at Williams, Chuck Hagenbuch '00, and initially deployed at http://webmail.williams.edu/ on WSO's servers. WSO handed off the webmail address to OIT in Spring 2003.